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Organisers
Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress GmbH
Festplatz 9
76137
Karlsruhe
Germany
Fon: +49 721 3720-0
Fax: +49 721 3720-992116
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Sector focus
Information and Communication Technology, Software (industry 42)
Transport and Traffic (industry 83)
Main offerings
Data Protection
Displays (LED and LCD)
Professional Literature
Auto fleet management
Information Systems
Information Technology
Innovations
Smart Mobility
IT Services
Communication Systems
Mobile Apps
Passenger Services
Security Systems
Software
Telematics
Transport Technology
Traffic Control
Highway Planning
virtual reality
Wireless LAN
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Trade visitors
Statistics
Key figures
3/2026
(temporary)
Exhibitors
170
Domestic
117
Abroad
53
Visitors (number of admissions)
5.546
Domestic
3.932
Abroad
1.614
Space (gross)
17.047
Space (net)
4.295
Special show space
405
Exhibitor stand space
3.890
Hall space
3.890
Domestic
2.606
Abroad
1.284
Origin of exhibitors 2026 from 22 countries
Armenia1
Austria7
Belgium2
Canada1
China, People's Republic2
Czechia2
Finland1
France3
Germany117
Hungary2
India1
Italy2
Japan1
Luxembourg1
Netherlands5
Poland3
Portugal1
Spain2
Sweden3
Switzerland9
Taiwan1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland3
FKM trade visitor structure
2022
Visitors (number of admissions)
4.286
Proportion of trade visitors
100%
Total Germany (%)
65
Bremen
0
Hamburg
3
Lower Saxony
3
Schleswig-Holstein
1
North Rhine-Westphalia
12
Hesse
11
Rhineland-Palatinate
2
Saarland
1
Baden-Württemberg
40
Bavaria
12
Berlin
6
Brandenburg
0
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
2
Saxony
4
Thuringia
1
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
8
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
10
Department head, group head, team leader
23
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
27
Lecturer, teacher
0
Trainee
0
Other position
7
Student
6
Other not gainfully employed
1
10
6
3
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
11
Research and development, design/construction
6
Manufacturing, production, quality control
2
Buying/procurement
1
Finance/accounting, controlling
0
Information and communication technology
12
Personnel administration, administration
1
Sales
10
Marketing, advertising, PR
2
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
0
Maintenance/repairs
1
Other area
4
Student
6
Other not gainfully employed
1
Project manager
19
Training
1
Consulting
4
Public transport, private transport
14
Transport planning
4
Transport technology
3
Economic sectors (%)
Traffic - Street
7
Public transpot
43
Private transport
2
City transport planning
1
IT, software, hardware
15
Public authority/administration
4
Manufacturer/Industry
5
Trade/sales
2
Research/teaching
2
Consultancy
3
Service
4
Association
1
Media/publishing company
0
Other
4
Student
6
other non-professionals
1
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
17
more than 50 km up to 100 km
7
more than 100 km up to 300 km
21
over 300 km
55
Foreign origin total (%)
35
EU
62
Other european countries
24
Other countries
14
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
Switzerland
16
Belgium
7
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
5
5 - 9
4
10 - 49
14
50 - 199
12
200 - 499
10
500 - 999
12
1 000 and more
36
Student
6
Other not employed
1
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
16
collectively
38
in an advisory capacity/organization
27
no
12
Student
6
Other not gainfully employed
1
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
24
Earlier events
16
First visit
71
1.7
Survey conducted by:
Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH
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